Beef and Asparagus Stir-Fry

Ingredients

• 0.8 pound asparagus fresh
• 1 cup mushrooms fresh sliced
• 3  green onions 
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper dried red crushed
• 1 cup rice s hot cooked without salt or fat
• 1 teaspoon sesame seed 
• 0.3 cup teriyaki sauce low-sodium
• 0.5 pound beef top sirloin steaks boneless lean trimmed cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices

Equipment

• frying pan
• paper towels
• knife
• peeler

Directions

1. Place a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot.
2. Add sesame seeds. Cook, stirring constantly, 1 to 2 minutes or until toasted. Set aside.
3. Snap off tough ends of asparagus.
4. Remove scales from stalks with a knife or vegetable peeler, if desired.
5. Cut asparagus diagonally into 1-inch pieces. Set aside.
6. Coat skillet with cooking spray; place over medium-high heat until hot.
7. Add beef, and cook, stirring constantly, 3 minutes or to desired degree of doneness.
8. Drain beef, and pat dry with paper towels; wipe drippings from skillet with a paper towel.
9. Coat skillet with cooking spray; place over medium-high heat until hot.
10. Add asparagus, mushrooms, crushed red pepper, and green onions. Cook, stirring constantly, 3 to 4 minutes or until asparagus is crisp-tender. Return beef to skillet, and add teriyaki sauce and cook, stirring constantly, 1 additional minute.
11. Place 1/2 cup rice on each of 2 individual serving plates. Spoon meat mixture evenly over rice; sprinkle with sesame seeds.